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Gulf monarchies may update power structures

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GULF STATES

Succession in Gulf Arab states.

Nigerian crackdown on dissent will cause growing alarm

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NIGERIA

Nigerian dissent crackdown.

Prospects for Brazil to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

The disease has exacerbated high levels of animosity in national politics, with President Jair Bolsonaro in open conflict with state governors and the other two branches of…

Trump claims of executive privilege expected to fail

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UNITED STATES

Efforts to investigate the former president’s tax returns, together with a separate congressional investigation into the events of January 6, are raising questions over the extent…

Clashes among federal powers will intensify in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro has been increasing his attacks on senators leading a Senate-led inquiry into his administration’s handling of COVID-19 and on members of the Supreme Court and the TSE…

Lebanese anti-corruption legislation will disappoint

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LEBANON

Parliament passed long-awaited anti-corruption laws in April and May in response to protests. These include a comprehensive UN-based definition of corruption, the creation of a…

Infighting will weaken indigenous politics in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

Perez disputes the official election results, which place him third with 19.4% of the vote, behind right-winger Guillermo Lasso, with 19.7%. Perez has claimed electoral fraud…

French voters will respond to reforms in the street

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FRANCE

Update on Macron’s reform agenda.

New constitution will not end Chile protests rapidly

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CHILE

This is its latest attempt to quell the protests and violence that have rocked Chile for over three weeks. Two days earlier, the country’s mayors bypassed the government and…

US Capitol hearings may raise expectations too high

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UNITED STATES

Democrats hold out hope that the committee will produce significant evidence of Republican involvement in orchestrating the assault on the Capitol, despite the very public lack of…